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They are probably the nearest representatives 6'f the original Aryan stories from
which sprang the folk-lore of Europe as well %s India. The introduetion contains
a most interesting disquisition on the migrations of those fables, tracing their ...
They are probably the nearest representatives 6'f the original Aryan stories from
which sprang the folk-lore of Europe as well %s India. The introduetion contains
a most interesting disquisition on the migrations of those fables, tracing their ...
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In the Vedic hymns the ideas and myths appear in their simplest and freshest
forms, directly connected with the sources from which they sprang by clear ties of
language. Comparative philology and mythology go hand in hand ; and as the ...
In the Vedic hymns the ideas and myths appear in their simplest and freshest
forms, directly connected with the sources from which they sprang by clear ties of
language. Comparative philology and mythology go hand in hand ; and as the ...
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The Puranas represent him as being the son of Pulastya, the sage from whom the
Bakshasas sprang. He was one of the narrators of the Brahma Purana and also a
writer on medicine. The Mahabharata relates a legend respecting the creation ...
The Puranas represent him as being the son of Pulastya, the sage from whom the
Bakshasas sprang. He was one of the narrators of the Brahma Purana and also a
writer on medicine. The Mahabharata relates a legend respecting the creation ...
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Then from the whirlpool sprang Fair Parijata, tree of Paradise, delight Of
heavenly maidens, with its fragrant blossoms Perfuming the whole world. Th'
Apsarasas, Troop of celestial nymphs, matchless in grace, perfect in loveliness,
were next ...
Then from the whirlpool sprang Fair Parijata, tree of Paradise, delight Of
heavenly maidens, with its fragrant blossoms Perfuming the whole world. Th'
Apsarasas, Troop of celestial nymphs, matchless in grace, perfect in loveliness,
were next ...
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The Taittiriya Aranyaka represents that Prajapati created "gods, men, fathers,
Gandharvas, and Apsarases " from water, and that the Asuras, Rakshasas, and
Pisachas sprang from the drops which were spilt. Manu's statement is that they
were ...
The Taittiriya Aranyaka represents that Prajapati created "gods, men, fathers,
Gandharvas, and Apsarases " from water, and that the Asuras, Rakshasas, and
Pisachas sprang from the drops which were spilt. Manu's statement is that they
were ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rama became Bhagavata Purana Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahma brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durga Dwaraka earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns i?ig-veda i?ishis incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Mahabharata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean origin Panrfavas Parasu-rama personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravana represented river Rudra sacrifice Sagara sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha says serpent seven Sita Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasish/ha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yajnawalkya Yajur-veda Yama Yudhi-sh/hira
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| Title | A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Volume 6 of Trübner's oriental series |
| Author | John Dowson |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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